January 13, 2014

Amazing Maps Of The World

The beginning of a new year is a time to look back and a time to look forward, it's also a time to...

...look around and get a sense, a big sense, of who we are and how we got the way we are today.

The Washington Post has a series of maps that show some of the cultural and linguistic migrations across the face of our earth.

I must admit that I am a total map nerd, and I particularly like maps that show far more than geography and roads. These are maps that show population, shifts in religion and cultural trends. They may also give us a sense of where we, as a planet community and as individuals are going. They show what has, and is becoming, important to us.